Where does “maria-farinha” come from?

maria-farinha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Maria, from Old Portuguese Maria, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

maria-farinha (Portuguese): Atlantic ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata)

Definitions

  1. Atlantic ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata)

Ancestry of “maria-farinha”, step by step

maria-farinha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Maria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMariaMary
2Old PortugueseMaria—
3LatinMariathe Virgin Mary
4Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
5Hebrewמִרְיָם—
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

via Portuguese farinha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefarinhaflour
2Old Portuguesefarinha—
3Latinfarīnaground corn, flour, meal
4Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
5Proto-Italic*farsflour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Aramaic מרים →